Pressure control valve



June 1, 1943. c, n wAsElGE I PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 6, 1941 1 laf/55AM@ 3 Elli 3 Hill www

June 1, 1943. c. R. wAsElGE 2,320,686

PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE Filed March 6. 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 h AIHIHW/ TTORNEYS Y appliances or the like.

Patented Jene 1, 1943 PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE.y

Charles Raymond Waseige, 'l Rueil-Malmaison, y y

France; vested in the Alien Property Custodian Application March 6, 1941, Serial No. 382,105'

In France February 27, 1940 4 claims.

Plants for distributing compressed air, more particularly plants of that kind provided on aircraft, are known which comprise at least a continuously driven blower connected with one or several reservoirs which are to be filled with high pressure air and used to supply varius service In order to avoid the necessity of constantly maintaining the discharge pressure of the blower at its maximum value, it has been proposed to insert between such a blower and theY reservoir or reservoirs a device, known as pressure control valve, arranged on the one hand to cut theconnection between said blower and the reservoir or reservoirs and connect thedischarge or delivery conduit of said blower with a by-pass passage, when the pressure I in the reservoir or reservoirs attains a predeterv pressure limit.

The present invention relates to a control valve of the aforesaid kind which is of a simple construction allowing to achieve the purpose aimed at without necessitating rather complicated gearing members such as the cams and levers of the apparatus of the aforesaid mentioned type hitherto proposed.

' According to this invention said pressure con- .trol valve comprises a chamber in which open the passages serving to connect said valves with the pressure gas inlet and, through an outlet valve, with the outlet or 'delivery passage through which the gas flows towards the reservoir or reservoirs; and said chamber is connected, on the-other hand, with a by-pass through a nonbalanced by-pass valve the body of which is urged in the opening direction by 'a movable or deformable member (piston, resilient diaphragm or the like) which exerts thereon a force the amount of which is dependent on the gas pressure in said outlet beyond said outlet valve, said force being counteracted by the force exerted on said by-pass valve by the gas under pressure contained in said chamber and by the action of a sprngdevice.

By this arrangement, it is obvious that, during the rise of pressure in the reservoir or reservoirs, the by-pass .valve is held applied on its seat as long as the force imparted to it by the said movable or deformable memberv (piston or diaphragm) is lowei than the sum of the force of the resilient device and the force due to the diiference between the pressure of the compressed gas and the pressure in the by-pass acting respectively on both sides of the icy-passK valve. But as soon as the gas -pressure in' the outlet attains a suicient value to impart to said movable or deformable member a force that counterbalances the aforesaid sum, the' unbalanced by-pass valve opens suddenly, thereby connecting said chamber with the by-'pass while the closure of the aforesaid outlet valve cuts theA connection between said ,chamber and the outlet to the reservoir. When the control valve is opened, the forces applied on both sides of the by-pass valve become equal, so that the only force urging said valve towards its seat is now that exerted by the spring device. It follows that the by-pass valve will be returned to its initial closure position only when the force exerted thereon by said member, which force is dependent on the pressure in the outlet, and, hence,

the pressure in the reservoir, shall be substantially lower than said force and, therefore, than the pressure in the reservoir respectively which correspond with the opening of 'said valve.

The power of said yielding device and the effective areas of said movable member and valve seat areJ given relative values such that the two aforesaid pressures in the outlet are respectively equal to the values chosen for the upper and lower pressure limits.

According to another feature of the invention, the aforesaid movable member (piston or diaphragm) is arranged in a housing connected with the outlet beyond the outlet valve, the opposite side of said member, i. e.,- that which is not acted upon by the gas under pressure, .being subjected to the pressure of the gas in said bypass. I

The pressure obtaining in the by-pass is of constant value, such as that of the atmosphere if the gases be releasedin the open air.

When said movable member is a piston, the housing may be given such a shape that it serves as a. cylinder for said piston, which is provided with a sealing gasket, and if desired, said cylinder may be lled with a pressure transmitting liquid. Otherwise said piston may be formed as a plunger the sealing of which is best secured by a deformable member, which may be elastic and thus made a part ofthe spring device serving to returnI the by-pass valve.

Means for axially adjusting the position of the valve seat may be provided so as to permit of varying the tension of said spring device.

and with reference embodiment.

Said spring device will generally comprise a spring, which spring and said movable or deformable'member (piston or diaphragm) will either be arranged so as to act independently upon the opposite sides of the by-pass valve and to apply to the latter the whole of the forces they produce, or be caused at least in part to co-operate in such a manner that the valve is substantially subjected only to the vresultant of said forces. v

In accordance with a preferred modification of this invention, the by-pass valveand the movable member (piston or diaphragm)v are part of a movable tubular system carrying the-said outlet valve and through which the deliyeryof the compressed gases is effected.

This arrangement simplifies theconstruction and is moreover advantageous in that said outlet valve, .being unbalanced. causes the eiective area of the movable member (piston or diaphragm) to vary according to whether it is open or closed, thus permitting to reduce the power of the spring of the resilient device.

lIn this case, the whole device may be arranged in such a manner that the flow of gas follows a straight path between the inlet and outlet passages through the outlet valve.

Further, in this modification the valve may consist of a screw threaded or other .axially adjustabie member which, when the sealing of the cylinder housing is carried out by means of a diaphragm, permits to adjust at will the tenv sion of the lresilient device as already described.

Other features and advantages ofthe invention will be apparent in the following description to the accompanying drawings given only by wayof example- Insaid drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a first `embodiment of the invention.

Figs. 2.and 3 show a. modification in sectional elevation and in section n the line III-III of Fig. 2. l

Figs. 4 and 5 show at an enlarged scale modifications of: detail.,

Figs. 6 and 'I are a sectional elevation and a section on the line VII-VII of Fig. 6, showing another modification. f

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation showing another According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1,

the other exriwitn a capls holding it in a nxea lposition.

The duct II opens into the bottom of a cylindrical housing23 which is coaxial 'with the `by-pass valve I6 and in which'is slidingly fitted a piston 2E provided with a packing cup made of leather or soft synthetic rubber. Said piston 26. is 4integra y connected with a rod 28 which projects thrc'r h the duct II so as to engage said'valve I6.l

A conduit 29 connects the end of housing 23 removed from duct II with a part of the passage 3-4 situated beyond theoutlet valve '5.

the control valve comprises a chamber I in which opens a passage 2 connecting said chamber with the inlet -of air or gas under pressure from the generator, and another passage Iopening into saidy chamber connects thelatter with the outlet 4 directingv said gasl to .the reservoir in which a pressure head is to be produced and maintained through a non-return outletvalve 5. The valve 5 is held on its seat-i by aspring 8 and is so arranged that the gas can only now in the direction from the control valve to the reservoir. A duct II provided at one end of chamber I is connected with the open air or the like by a by-pass I3. One end of this duct forms the seat I4 for the by-pass valve I8 arranged in the chamber I. Said valve is shaped like a conical plug or needle ending into an enlargement I1 having a reversible screw threaded connection I8 with the inner walls of a cylindrical sleeve projecting from the chamber- I.' such valve being urged towards its seat I4 by a spring -20 provided in said sleeve. Spring 20 engages at one end with afface of the enlargement I1 and at 'For improving the seal, the housing' 23 may be filled with a liquid in contact with that side of piston 26 which is subjected to the pressure transmitted by conduit 29. The apparatus should then be arranged vertically and provided with an aperture 30, closed by a plug 3|, for filling 'liquid into said housing. v

- I'he operation is as follows:

In the position of the parts as shown, the by-pass valve I6 rests upon its seat I4 and the air under pressure entering the inlet 2 flows through the chamber and then through the passage 3 without being 'hindered by the non-return valve 5, which opens.

'I'he by-pass valve I6 is acted upon:

gBy the spring 20 and by a force equal to area of the seat I4 multiplied by the diil'erence between the pressure of the gas in the chamber andthe pressure in the by-pass conduit I3 (usually equal to the atmospheric pressure), both forces urging the valve towards its seat.

. By a force equal to the piston area 28 multiplied by substantially the same differential pressure as above, the small loss of head in the gas under pressure as it ows through the outlet valve being neglected, said force urging the bypass valve in the opposite direction.

The above described parts are so designed with regard to their dimensions that the thrust of the piston counterbalances the forces acting in theopposite direction von the`by-pass valve I i for an amount of pressure equal to the upper pressure limit of .the gas in the reservoir. The valve I6 now suddenly opens, connecting thereby the chamber I and the gas flowing from the generator with the by-pass I3. 'I'he valve 5 is closed, so that the pressure acting upon the piston 26 remains substantially at the same level as that of the gas in the reservoir.

As soon as the control valve opens. the forces acting upon both sides of the'valve proper I6 are balanced and the latter is only subjected to the tension of spring 20 and lto the force produced by the compressed gas acting upon the piston 26.(so that itwill not be returned against its seat by the spring 20 until the pressure'ln the housing 23 has been reduced to a level substantially'below the aforesaid upper pressure limit. The area or seat I4 is so chosen that said pressure level is equal to the chosen lower pressure limit.

The gas generator is thus again connected with the reservoir, so that the inflation will be carthe A latter with the by-pass I3. Said tube projects at one end into chamber I and at the Other end into a casing 23 which is in communication, through a ductl 26, with the outlet .4 Athrough which the gas Aunder pressure flows to the reservoir. 'I'he tube 34 is held in` ilxed position by a collar 36 applied against one end of the duct II', with interposition of a sealing gaslret,` by a nut 31 threaded on vsaid tube so as to engage with the otherend of 'duct'IL 1- j The duct Il is'enlarged to form an annular recess 36 in which opens the by-pass I3`and ports 36 are provided in the tube 3 4 opposite this leCeSS.

The inner flange I4 of tubef34 forms4 the seat` oi the conical valve body I6. The latter is provided at its end with a U-shaped recess part serving as a rest for the finger-like end of a sliding h member 42 which is mounted in the'tubev 34,

" its other end carrying an enlarged ilangefon which rests the spring 26 held in position by a threaded hood I9. The by-pass valve I6 is in mounting of the parts.

` The outlet valve 5 co-operates with an independentkseat member 6 held in position by a threaded cage 56 serving as a guide for a pushrod 5I, a spring 6 urging` the outlet valve towards its'seat.

The operation is exactly similar to that of the form previously described and itis obvious that the tension of the resilient diaphragm 46 acts conjointly with the pressure ofthe spring 26, the power of which will be chosen accordingly.

Referring to Fig. 4, the seat I4 of the by-pass valve I6 is formed as an annular projection on the inside of tube'34 and this projection is conical so as to fit the conical end of said by-pass valve. The latter is further shown as provided with an extension 54 connectedl by a reversible screw threaded connection I6 with theinner end of tube v34. This extension 54 is provided with a recess within which engages a nger 4I integral with the plate 44 which serves as a rest for the spring 26. The ,sliding member 42 shown in Fig. 2 may then be dispensed with.

The modiied construction shown in Fig. 5 differs from thatshown in Fig. 2 only in that the part of the by-pass valve I6 that engages with the seat I4 is at. The valve proper I6 is provided at its other end with a collared extension 64 having a sliding engagement with the inner wall of tube 34 and provided with the recess that receives the finger-like end 4I of the sliding member 42, ati-,he other end of which is provided the flanged part 44 on which rests the spring 26.

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and serving as a rest forvthe spring 26. An inner projection 66,'-removably carried by the wall of 'case A66, limits the movement of the disc 63 and prevents its being moved outwardly by the spring '26. 'Ihe housing 23 is closed by a uid tight cover 66 provided with a peripherical iiange 66 se- .cured by'bolts 16 to a corresponding flange 1I of the control valve casing. The cover 66 is provided with an inward pro ection 13 serving as a stop for the disc 63an projecting inwardly somewhat beyond the projection 66, the latter playing no role whatever when thecover 66 has been fastened. The -by-pess v alve I6 is the valve casingl and terminated by anl inner flange 16 'which limits the axial movements of l said valve I6. In a recess provided in that face the housing 23,`while permitting of an easy dis-l The modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 dif- This cage 66 is closed outwardly by a disc plate 63 fastened by a nut 64 to the head of piston 26 of by-pass valve I6 removed from the seat I4 enmounted in the sleeve 15,-said sliding member serving -as a rest for a light spring 16 held by a ythreaded plug screwed into the end of sleeve 15.

The whole device is thus a compact construc.

tion the parts of which are readily removed' or replaced.

By this arrangement, it will be apparent that `the by-pass valve I6, urged in the direction of its seat by the light spring 16, is vpushed by the rod 26 of the piston 26 in the opposite direction with a force substantially equal to the diierence between the pressure of the spring 26 and the pressure'exertedlon the piston 26, against the acting on the by-pass valve I6 is the same as`in in the outlet 4 which is connected with the housing 23 by the duct 26 opening into said outlet beyond the outlet valve 6. The resultant force acting ont he by-pass valve I6 is the same as in the construction already described, so that the operation is similar.

In the embodiment form shown in Fig. 8, the by-pass valve I6 and the piston 26 are parts of a movable tubular system 66 through which the chamber I, in Iwhich opens the inlet coupling 2 for the gas under pressure, connects with the outlet 4 arranged co-axially with said inlet coupling 2. The outlet valve 6 closes then the tubular opening of this movable tubular system and is arranged centrally of the piston 26. Said outlet valve is shown as formed bya ball urged in the direction of its seat by a push-rod 5I, that serves as a rest for one end of a spring 6, the other end of which is seated upon an inner ilange carried by an extension 62 ot said system 66. The whole closing device is then confined in a casing 63 Acommunicating through a by-pass I3 with a rehaving the outlet 4 therein. This cover 64 is provided with an inward projection 66 to which is fastened a bellows-like undulated resilient sheath 46, the otherfend of which is secured to the periphery of piston 26. Said sheath is thus submitted on its inside to the pressure of the gases in the outlet 4, ywhich acts on the piston, and on its outside to the pressure in'- the bypass I3.

The seat of the :by-pass valve I6 is formed as a tubular member 66 mounted by means of an outer screw thread 66 in one end of casing 63 and stopped by a nut 66. This member is pro'- vided with a shoulder serving as arest for one end of the spring 26, the other end of which is applied upon the piston 26, said spring urging guided by a cylindrical sleeve 15 threaded into gages thenger-like end of a sliding member 42 ment of the by-passvalve II.`

The air inlet coupling 2 is screwed into an inner screw threaded portion provided at the outer end of the tubular member Il.

It will be readily, apparent that owing to its screw thread. l this'tubular'member is adjust- 'able axially, which permits 7oi.' varying at will the elastic force applied to the system 80 by the elastic sheath 4I and the spring 2l.

'I'he operation/6! this embodiment diiers from that described with reference to the other embodiments only in that the unbalanced outlet valve I has an additional function in that it increases, when closed, that eii'ective area of piston 26 which is subjected to the pressure of the compressed gas inthe reservoir, ,thus permitting to .reduce the power of the spring 20.

The invention is obviously in nowise limited to the embodiments which have been shown and described above only by way of example.

While I have described what I at present conaider preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be obvious to those `skilled in the art that various changes and modiications maybe made without departing from my invention and I therefore aim in the appended claimsfto cover all such changes and modications as fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. 5A control valve more particularly for a plant for distributing air on aircraft including a bodv provided with two internal chambers, a passage between said two chambers, an inlet opening to asa 4the system Il in the direction of the closing movel the nrst chamber, a tubular member mounted to reciprocate in said passage and projecting in the other chamber, said tubular member being provided with an enlarged portionforming a by-pass valve adapted to obturate said passage, an outlet valve carried by saidmember to allow the gas only to iiow within said member from said rst chamber, said rfurther chamberv being provided with an outlet and a -by-pass, a pressure responsive member within said further chamber-forming part of said tubular member, gas tight means between one face of said pressure responsive member and said outlet, Asaid face being opposite said by-pass valve whereby pressure lof the gas in said outlet beyond said outlet valve urges the by-pass valve in its opening direction and resilientpmeans urging said outlet valve towards its closing position.

2.A control valve as claimed in claim 1 in whichsaid inlet opening, said tubular member and said outlet are coaxial.

3. A control valvel as claimed in claim 1 inA which said tubular member and said outlet are coaxial and in which` said pressure responsive member includes a piston in `one with said tubular member and a bellows membrane connecting said piston and the said outlet.

4. A control valve as claimed in claim l in which said by-pass valve is adapted to cooperate with a seat and means for adjusting the position of said seat in a direction parallel with-the axis of the tubular member for adjusting the tension of said resilient means.

` CHARLES RAYMOND WASIEGE. 

